25th [FIGURE] I took cars at & arived in
at 12 oclok got onto An omnibus to go to
but got Blocked up by the great
procession marcheing through the city in celebra-
tion of the introduction of the water from the
into the city of Boston the procession was two
hours and 30 minutes passing any given point it was consid[er]ed
the greatest display ever made on any occasion in an American
city And supposed to be more people in Boston than ever
known before the procession itself was supposed to be 7 miles
long Archways were formed acrosse the streets decked with
ever greens & flourswers And A pyramid of evergreen & flowers
over top bearing A great variety of motions. The processin
started from the 15 minutes past 12 N.
First came A powerful band of lancers, then followed thirty
military companies with full uniform & several other bands
of music. next the fire companies of the city with their
Engines ornamented with wreathes flowers &c next fire comp-
anies from the Neighbouring towns. next came the cavalcade
of 500 gentleman & A few ladies A boys fire Engine drawn
by two ponies was followed by two of the largest size
water pipes mounted on a platform drawn by 7 Black
horses bearing the following mottoes. 1st First pipe laid
April 19th 1847. Water introduced into the city Oct 25th 184[8]
Next followed A Bricklayers platform with implements of ther
trade followed by A Host of workman. Next followed the Bosto[n]
boat clubs with their Boats. Next came the Boston port society
with A ship fully rigged And manned under the command of
Father . The East India Marine And the old
Marine societies followed bearing in their ranks the old palanqu[in]
which has not been seen in public for 40 years this was
borne borne by 6 stout Negroes. In A carriage drawn by
4 Horses was A large full rigged moddle of the famous and
fortunate privateer the Grand Turk. others carriages followed
containing specimins of American clocks, goods, carpeting &c
next followed oak Hall expresses, , Mrs , A printing office
pased on wheels with workman all at wok strewing papers cards &c
Among the mass as they passed Along. Next came Faneuil Hall
Market in miniature came next & the great display of Beef mutton
pork fowles fish &c. I presume was A temptation
to the hungry crouded lookers on. the market men followed
in great force with badges on their hats. A stuffed Elephant
passed mounted on A carriage with 3 persons riding on his
back. Also An Artificial flower manufactory drawn by 6
Horses containing 12 young girls dressed in white All busy
making flouwrs. An Apple tree filled with fruit passed by
with & picking fruit & the serpent on the tree
All the masonic And odd fellow companies of was
in the possessin And hundreds of flags of costly aray
borne onward. The first Division of the procession was
under the direction of Hon & consisted of the
of Boston, commitee of Arangments, watter committee
water commissioners & Engineers Aldermen of
the Common Council members of the Common Council
High Sheriffs of the , the & suite &c &c
escorted by the Boston Cadets And flanked by the city Greys
following them was A long Aray of civel & military function-
aries representatives of foreign nations, Among whom was
borne the tri colored flag, the clergy, medical faculty, Editors,
members of the bar, governments of the neighbouring cities,
students of , Mercantile Library Associa
tion in full aray, & scores of others companyies not named
All along the route public buildings, Hotels, And private
residences, wer crowded with Human beings. And the
was almost littlerly coverd. At half past 4 oclok
the Govornorment of the city Headed by the
reached the Common & took their seat on A decrated
platform in the centre of the pond. After which lengthy
speeches were made by the Mayor And Mr at
the close of the speeches the Mayor Arose And said—
Fellow Citizens it is proposed to Admit the waters of
into the city. All those in favor will
say AYE. The response was in A voice of thunder.
The signal was then given And upwards gushed A pure
column of water 8 inches in diameter 80 feet into the
air & fell again into the pond. the cheering of the people
At this moment was overwhelming. The night was
passed with fire works & illuminations while beholding
these things going on the words of the Lord came with
wait upon my mind which says "Broad is the road that
leads to death & thousands flock together there while wisdom
shows A narrow path with here And there A traveller"
I went to Brother & spent the night I got 3
letters from &c And one
I found & Wesley Siddle from N. B. 100 mils
